Keywords: Ship Store 140828-N-MD297-002.jpg en Ship ™s Serviceman 1st Class Gregnita Franks assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 stocks a shelf in the ship ™s store after receiving a shipment of supplies in Chile America is currently traveling through the U S Southern Command and U S 4th Fleet area of responsibility on her maiden transit America visits the Americas America is the first ship of its class replacing the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ships As the next generation big-deck amphibious assault ship America is optimized for aviation capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter The ship is scheduled to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct 11 in San Francisco U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Huey D Younger Jr /Released 2014-08-28 Petty Officer 3rd Class Huey Younger https //www dvidshub net/image/1529195 140828-N-MD297-002 2014-08-29 19 32 USS AMERICA AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |